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EPISODE · Jul 8, 2026 · 11 MIN

Marine Le Pen’s risky comeback

from FT News Briefing

US President Donald Trump threatened to remove all American troops from Europe and is reviving his calls to take over Greenland, French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said she will run for president, and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage resigned as an MP to force a by-election in which he’ll stand again. Plus, Meta is testing “super sensing” AI glasses that can record everything that you see and hear.Mentioned in this podcast:Trump threatens to remove all US troops from EuropeMarine Le Pen speaks after court ruling Nigel Farage quits as MP to force Clacton by-electionMeta tests ‘super sensing’ AI glasses that can record every moment Listen to Political Fix on Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts or Spotify.CREDIT: BBC Want to get in touch? Email us at [email protected]: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts The FT News Briefing is produced by Victoria Craig, Sonja Hutson, Saffeya Ahmed, Katya Kumkova, and Fiona Symon. Our editor is Marc Filippino. Our show is mixed by Kelly Garry and Alex Higgins. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello, Peter Barber and David da Silva. Our intern is Cole van Miltenburg. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Flo Phillips is the FT’s global head of audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

US President Donald Trump threatened to remove all American troops from Europe and is reviving his calls to take over Greenland, French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said she will run for president, and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage resigned as an MP to force a by-election in which he’ll stand again. Plus, Meta is testing “super sensing” AI glasses that can record everything that you see and hear.Mentioned in this podcast:Trump threatens to remove all US troops from EuropeMarine Le Pen speaks after court ruling Nigel Farage quits as MP to force Clacton by-electionMeta tests ‘super sensing’ AI glasses that can record every moment Listen to Political Fix on Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts or Spotify.CREDIT: BBC Want to get in touch? Email us at [email protected]: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts The FT News Briefing is produced by Victoria Craig, Sonja Hutson, Saffeya Ahmed, Katya Kumkova, and Fiona Symon. Our editor is Marc Filippino. Our show is mixed by Kelly Garry and Alex Higgins. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello, Peter Barber and David da Silva. Our intern is Cole van Miltenburg. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Flo Phillips is the FT’s global head of audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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